Collins Group Realty

A new seller-client asked yesterday if they were going to be able to make up for their “loss” upon selling their property when they go to purchase a replacement property. Generally, if you buy in the same marketplace at around the same time, YES! However, if you buy in a different area than where you [...]

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Does polybutylene plumbing always need to be replaced if found during a home inspection? Not necessarily. A buyer client recently questioned a house that had polybutylene plumbing with copper fittings, wondering if this is a system bound to leak. Generally speaking “poly” plumbing systems have failed at the fittings (pipe connections) and not in the piping [...]

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Good Morning! Here’s hoping you had a great weekend! The number of newly listed properties held steady while the number of newly accepted contracts and successfully closed properties rose!   Below is the MLS report for all listings on Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for the week of October 30, 2010. Please review the following [...]

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Have short-sales and foreclosures lost their appeal? With the recent news about robo-signing and processing errors on foreclosure files, it is clear that everyone involved in the real estate downturn is learning their way through the market day-by-day. These unprecedented times come with surprises, which can be upsetting to sellers and buyers. While no transaction [...]

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Good Morning! Here’s hoping you had a great weekend! The number of newly listed properties continues to decline slightly while the number of newly accepted contracts edged up a bit last week.   Below is the MLS report for all listings on Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for the week of October 23, 2010. Please [...]

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Good Morning! Here’s hoping you had a great weekend! Newly listed properties, newly accepted contracts, and closed contracts each rose last week while the number of price reductions on existing inventory essentially held steady.   Below is the MLS report for all listings on Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for the week of October 2, 2010. [...]

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Good Morning! Here’s hoping you had a great weekend! The number of newly listed properties and the number of price reductions on existing properties continues to hold nearly steady, with just minor fluctuations.   Below is the MLS report for all listings on Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for the week of September 25, 2010. [...]

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Today we’re kicking off our Hilton Head Island Real Estate Tuesday Q & A series! Today’s topic is the subject Low Ball Offers… We had a client ask last week: “Do ALL buyers make low-ball offers these days?”  The quick answer is NO, but most buyers are pretty sure they smell blood in the water, and they have [...]

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